The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies and Conquests from the Earliest Accounts Till Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East

John Gillies

Thomas Wardle., 1835 - Greece - 492 pages

Contents

• View of the Progress of Civilization and Power: 11
• ReligionGovernmentArtsManners and Cha: 22
• Distracted State of GreeceThe Heraclidæ conduct: 32
• State of Greece after the Abolition of RoyaltyDe: 48
• State of the Peloponnesus after the Conquest of Mes: 61
• The Grecian BardsHeroic PoetryChange: 71
• State of the Grecian ColoniesThe Ionians flourish: 81
• Cyrus threatens the Asiatic ColoniesTheir Mea: 91
• Resentment of Darius against GreeceMaritime: 104
• Sea Fight off ArtemisiumXerxes ravages Phocis: 120
• Military Glory of GreeceEnemies to whom that: 136
• Glory of AthensMilitary Success of the Confede: 147
• Transition to the internal State of AthensLaws: 161
• History of the Arts of DesignSuperiority of: 176
• Subsequent Events of the WarPlatea takenRe: 194
• Physical Calamities conspire with the Evils of: 203
• Discontents fomented by the CorinthiansThe: 212
• Alcibiades promotes the Sicilian ExpeditionRevo: 219
• Preparations for the ensuing CampaignThe Athe: 228
• Consequences of the Athenian Misfortunes in Sicily: 239
• Character of LysanderHis Conference with Cyrus: 251
• Rapacity and Cruelty of the Spartan Government: 262
• Accusation of SocratesArtifices of his Accusers: 269
• Death of Darius NothusCyrus disputes the Succes: 281
• Consternation of the GreeksManly Advice: 289
• Tissaphernes makes War on the Greeks by Order: 297
• Recal of Agesilaus from the EastHe invades Bœotia: 305
• Reflections upon the Peace of AntalcidasAmbi: 313
• The Bœotian WarUnsuccessful Attempt of Spho: 321
• Tumults in the PeloponnesusInvasion of Laconia: 332
• State of Greece after the Battle of MantinæaThe: 351
• History of MacedonReign of ArchelausSeries: 365
• Philips ProsperityImprudent Measures of: 374
• Negligence and Licentiousness of the Athenians: 383
• Foundation of Philippopolis and CabylaPhilips: 400
• Liberal Spirit of the Macedonian GovernmentPhilip: 421
• Siege of TyreDesperate Resistance of GazaEasy: 436
• Alexanders Indian ExpeditionRoute pursued: 448
• State of Literature in the Age of AlexanderPoetry: 463

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies and Conquests from the Earliest Accounts Till Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East
• Author: John Gillies
• Publisher: Thomas Wardle., 1835
• Original from: the University of Virginia
• Digitized: Apr 1, 2011
• Length: 492 pages